NeuroCritical Care Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join a NeuroCritical Care team on a locum tenens basis in Boston, MA. Rotating shift, generally with three to four 12-hour shifts per week to average 40 hours in total, balanced across days, nights, and weekends. As part of the neurocritical care team, you will provide care for both neurology and neurosurgery patients in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Sign up or sign in for contact information: Competitive compensation and reimbursement for Sign up or sign in for contact information: Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Massachusetts. Responsibilities:Assess, diagnose, and manage patients with acute neurological conditions in a NeuroCritical Care Sign up or sign in for contact information in patient care as part of a multidisciplinary neurocritical care team, including attending physicians, fellows, residents, and other Sign up or sign in for contact information with the critical care team to discuss and coordinate patient care, including patient histories, comprehensive physical examinations, and consultations with other Sign up or sign in for contact information treatment plans and communicate them to patients and families, providing follow-up and education as Sign up or sign in for contact information inpatient consultations and maintain detailed and accurate medical Sign up or sign in for contact information procedures such as central line placement, arterial line placement, intubation, lumbar punctures, and other similar Sign up or sign in for contact information(Nasogastric Tube) placementLumbar drain placement and removalSpine braces and cervical collar placement and removal